The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-15
OUR FIRE ladies.
THE FIRST ANIMAL CONVENTION ~
BE HELD TO-DAY

Interesting Topics TO he Discussed -Cour-
tesies To be Extended sightseeing -Ap-
P"ratus Trying Parade Banquet at
saenger Halle.
To-day the long looked for first annual
convention Of the Virginia State Fire
mems Convention will assemble
Our gallant iiremen have been in a
ilutter Of excitement for some time, and
have made preparations TO receive the
delegates from other cities in royal
manner.
The headquarters Of the department
bas been gaily decorated and fcstOOned
and presents handsome appearance.
The sessions Of the convention will be
held in the hall Of the House Of Dele.
gates, and the convention will be in ses-
sion three days
For the business and pleasure Of the
/ Convention the following programme
has been arranged
WEDNESDAY, ljTH.
Convention cOnvencs al u IN.
Organization and business
Address by His Honor the Mayor, on
I the part Of the city.
At 4 o'clock pm the visiting members
will take carriages from Capitol building,
under charge of committee, to visit
various points OF interest In the city.
THURSDAY, lGTH.
Convention conycnes at 0 am. for
general business.
33O pm, by invitation Of the com
mittec Of Richmond members of the As
s0ciati0n, the visiting members will meet
at headquarters ON Broad street, TO wit
ness the inspection of the Fire Depart
mcnt AID the parade of various com
panics
AT q O'Clock pm. the visiting members
will assemble ON Capitol Square to wit
ness the trial of various apparatus.
At @ o'clock pm the visiting members
will assemble at the Capitol building to
attend reunion banquet, to be held at
Sanger Halle
FRIDAY, 1iTH.
The Convention conycnes at 10 O'Clock
am. 80 Capitol building for general busi-
ness
The following is the committee OF ar
rangements
Assistant Chief Oliver Mountcastle, J.
f.. Lynch. G.. Davis, and j. r. Waldman
The Committee on Invitation consist.
of j. + Walthall, A. H. kaufman, and
George NJ Rogers.
No special headquarters has been se
lectcd for the delegates, and they will be
Quartcrcd at The various hotels.
The Danville delegation arrived yester
day evening.
RICHMOND REPREsENTArIyEs
The following will represent Richmono
in the convention Oliver Mountcastlc
j. b. Hor er. George II. Redwood, j.. W
Dorset. +. II. Fisher, Goodman Davis
George c. Shaw, William Kanary, John
$. Trowcr. j. +. Wingheld, lsadOre Hirsh
berg. a. II Kaufman, William II. Thomp
SON Isaac Newman, and W. f. Epps
The following were elected alternates
ILL. Lynch. ". H. Taylor, W c. Puller
Edward Cohen. Robert Stubs, VI. :
Blount. Joseph Rose, James II. Gib5es
Daniel O'DOnnell, John f. Parrish
Charles Stcphon, NJ. Johnson Andrew j
Gallagher, Arthur G. Evans, and K. J
Davis.
Mr Gallagher is the chief engineer o.
the Manchester Department. and Mr.
Evans Is a prominent Manchester fre
man.
Richmond will welcome "the Rec
Shirts from ali over the State. IL u
boped that the session OF the Convention
viii be pleasant and profitable, and tha
the stay of the delegates will be full o.
JOY
Topics of great interest and impor
tance will be considered and acted upon
and there can be no doubt but that The
Convention will result in great good i'
the departments throughout The state.
Chief Engineer Fuqua, of Richmond
will call the Convention to order, anl
preside until his successor is chosen
IN \ WATERY GRAVE.
one More Unfortunate Gone 10 His Denth